Alert archive / Georgia / Red Flag Warnings in 2007
Red Flag Warning 12, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this red flag warning at Apr 12, 2007, 3:48 PM EDT for 6 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Apr 13, 2007, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for . No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2007, 3:48 PM EDT (19:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 13, 2007, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2007, 3:27 AM EDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Elbert County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Habersham County, GA, Hart County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Stephens County, GA
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 172 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1917 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 89 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -121 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS82 KGSP 121948 RFWGSP RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 348 PM EDT THU APR 12 2007 ...WINDY WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY... GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-131100- /O.NEW.KGSP.FW.W.0012.070413T1600Z-070414T0000Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT- 348 PM EDT THU APR 12 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT AGAIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE MUCH LESS...THE VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO INCREASED FIRE DANGER. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE EXPECTED. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ SCZ001>014-019-130000- /O.CON.KGSP.FW.A.0008.000000T0000Z-070413T0000Z/ OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- GREENWOOD- 348 PM EDT THU APR 12 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OCCURRED OVER THE UPSTATE OVERNIGHT...A STATE OF HEIGHTENED FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. WESTERLY WINDS IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH...COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE DRYING OF FINE FUELS. IT MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE SPREADING OF OUTDOOR BURNING TOMORROW. CONTACT YOUR LOCAL FIRE AGENCY BEFORE STARTING ANY FIRES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS82 KGSP 122354 RFWGSP RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 754 PM EDT THU APR 12 2007 ...WINDY WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY... SCZ001>014-019-130100- /O.EXP.KGSP.FW.A.0008.000000T0000Z-070413T0000Z/ OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- GREENWOOD- 754 PM EDT THU APR 12 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE TAPERING OFF AND AS THE TEMPERATURE COOLS RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS INCREASING ACROSS THE AREA...SO THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-130800- /O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0012.070413T1600Z-070414T0000Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT- 754 PM EDT THU APR 12 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE MUCH LESS...THE VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO INCREASED FIRE DANGER. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE EXPECTED. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS82 KGSP 130727 RFWGSP RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 327 AM EDT FRI APR 13 2007 ...LESS WIND AND A LITTLE HIGHER HUMIDITY TODAY... GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-130830- /O.CAN.KGSP.FW.W.0012.070413T1600Z-070414T0000Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT- 327 AM EDT FRI APR 13 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE RED FLAG CRITERIA MOST OF THE DAY OVER NORTHEAST GEORGIA. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE HUMIDITY COULD FALL TO 25 PERCENT FOR AN HOUR OR TWO...BUT THIS IS SHORT OF THE FOUR HOUR PERIOD NEEDED FOR A RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS WILL ALSO BE MUCH LIGHTER TODAY. HOWEVER...FINE FUELS ARE STILL QUITE DRY...AND FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN HEIGHTENED ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY. $$ MCAVOY
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Apr 12, 3:31 PM EDT, 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 12, 3:31 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
331 PM EDT THU APR 12 2007
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING
OUTSIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL REMAIN GUSTY
THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. THEREFORE...WILL EXTEND THE LAKE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT AND KEEP THE 8 PM
EXPIRATION ELSEWHERE. OTHERWISE COOL CLEAR NIGHT EXPECTED. LIGHT
WINDS SHOULD KEEP ATMOSPHERE MIXED OVERNIGHT SO WENT CLOSER TO
WARMER MAV GUIDANCE. COULD BE SOME PATCHY FROST OVER THE NORTHERN
FOOTHILLS/NW PIEDMONT IF WINDS DO DIE DOWN. FRIDAY...MODELS
INDICATE SOME VERY LIGHT PRECIP DEVELOPING OVER THE NC MOUNTAINS
NEAR DEVELOPING WARM FRONT. 09Z SREF KEEPS CHC POP TO OUR WEST AND
CANADIAN MODELS ARE DRY. THINK THE OPERATIONAL MODELS ARE OVERDONE
GIVEN THE VERY DRY LOW LEVELS AND NO LOW LEVEL ISENTROPIC LIFT.
ALL THE LIFT AND MOISTURE IS IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS.
THEREFORE...WILL KEEP FORECAST DRY FOR NOW. SHOULD BE WARM AGAIN
FRIDAY...BUT NOT QUITE AS WARM AS TODAY. WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN
IN THE MOUNTAINS...BUT SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT ELSEWHERE.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
FOCUS OF OUR ATTENTION OVER THE WEEKEND WILL BE THE APPROACHING
UPPER LOW FROM THE WEST AND ATTENDANT SURFACE LOW THAT MODELS TRACK
ACROSS NORTHERN GEORGIA...UPSTATE SC AND THEN THROUGH EASTERN NC.
ISENTROPIC LIFT IN CONJUNCTION WITH DEVELOPING WARM FRONT AHEAD OF
SURFACE LOW COULD SET OFF SOME SPOTTY SHOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT OVER THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...BUT OTHEWISE DRY WITH CLOUDS ACTUALLY SHOWING A
DECREASE IN COVERAGE LATE FRI NIGHT/EARLY SAT AS BEST LIFT
TRANSLATES FARTHER N. AS SURFACE LOW MOVES EAST THROUGH THE DEEP
SOUTH IT WILL BE ABLE TO TAP INTO GULF MOISTURE. THUS...IT LOOKS
LIKE IT WILL BE A VERY WET SYSTEM. BOTH 12Z GFS/NAM HAVE SLOWED
ONSET OF PRECIPITATION ON SAT...SO HAVE BACKED OFF ON POPS SAT
MORNING AND THEN SPREAD RAIN RAPIDLY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA SAT
AFTERNOON. COULD ALSO BE SOME EMBEDDED ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH
THIS SYSTEM. ALSO...THERE COULD BE A SWATH OF 2+ INCHES OF RAINFALL.
THE QUESTION IS WHERE? THE NAM FAVORS HEAVIEST RAIN IN AN AREA
FROM NE GA...ACROSS UPSTATE SC INTO THE NC PIEDMONT...WHILE THE
GFS FAVORS THE MOUNTAINS. I BELIEVE THE GFS IS MORE CORRECT AS
UPSLOPE FLOW IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD PRODUCE THE MOST RAINFALL.
NEVERTHELESS...IT LOOKS LIKE ALL AREAS WILL HAVE A GOOD SHOT AT
LEAST 1 INCH OF RAIN.
LOW MOVES TO THE EAST OF THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY AND THEN BOMBS OFF
THE EAST COAST AS DEEP UPPER LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE EASTERN U.S.
COULD BE A LULL IN PRECIPITATION EARLY SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY WESTERN
AREAS...BUT AS UPPER TROUGH SWINGS THROUGH...EXPECT THAT THERE
SHOULD BE AT LEAST SCATTERED SHOWERS...TO NUMEROUS OVER THE
MOUNTAINS. MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT SNOW LEVELS SHOULD FALL
RAPIDLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS HEIGHTS CRASH WITH UPPER TROUGH
PASSAGE.. HAVE INTRODUCED THE MENTION OF SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON IN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 2500 FT. COULD END UP WITH SEVERAL
INCHES OF WET SNOW IN FAVORED UPSLOPE AREAS SUNDAY NIGHT IN THE
MOUNTAINS. ALSO HAVE INTRODUCED A NON-DIURNAL TEMPERATURE TRACE IN
THE MOUNTAINS ON SUNDAY WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES IN THE AFTERNOON.
12Z MEX GUIDANCE APPEARS TOO HIGH FOR SUNDAYS MAX TEMPS...SO HAVE
CUT THAT BACK BY SEVERAL DEGREES MOST AREAS.
FOR THE EXTENDED...HIGH AMPLITUDE UPPER AIR PATTERN CONTINUES.
STRONG CUT OFF LOW SPINNING OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WILL DOMINATE
THE EASTERN U.S. WEATHER. SOME UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE
INTO MONDAY OVER NC MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY IF 12Z GFS COMES CLOSE
TO VERIFYING. HOWEVER...HPC GUIDANCE MINIMIZED THIS THREAT SO RIGHT
NOW WE JUST HAVE LOW POPS IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS FOR MON..DRY
ELSEWHERE. UPPER LOW EXPECTED TO MOVE JUST FAR ENOUGH EAST TO ALLOW
FOR SOME UPPER RIDGING TO DEVELOP OVER THE REGION TUE INTO WED.
REMNANTS OF WESTERN UPPER LOW MOVING EAST ACROSS THE AREA COULD
TRIGGER SOME SHOWERS LATE WED INTO THU...BUT WITH SYSTEM FILLING IT
DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A LARGE THREAT. TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY BE
A CATEGORY OR SO BELOW AVERAGE...EXCEPT ON TUE WHERE CLOSE TO NORMAL
VALUES EXPECTED.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z-18Z/...
WINDS THE BIG STORY FOR TAFS THIS PERIOD. GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY EVENING THEN SLOWLY DROP OFF AND
SHIFT TO NORTH TO NORTHWEST. CANNOT RULE OUT SOME LLWS EARLY IN THE
PERIOD AS SURFACE WINDS MAKE ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON LOCATION OF LEE
TROF. THINK ANY LLWS SHOULD REMAIN JUST UNDER CRITERIA NEEDED FOR
TAF INCLUSION. WILL BE SOME VFR STRATOCU MOVING INTO THE MTNS THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT SHOULD NOT HAVE ENOUGH COVERAGE FOR A CIG AT KAVL.
WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER FRIDAY...BUT LEE TROF WILL PLAY HAVOC
WITH DIRECTIONS. DIRECTION COULD BE ANYWHERE FROM WEST TO NORTH
DEPENDING ON LOCATION. WINDS WILL ALSO BE A LITTLE STRONGER AT KHKY
WHERE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE STRONGER...AND AT KAVL WHERE GUSTS
WILL DEVELOP WITH MIXING...BUT WITH LOWER SPEEDS THAN TODAY.
SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN MID AND UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE FRIDAY WILL
LEAD TO CIRRUS CIGS BY AFTERNOON...WITH POSSIBLY MID LEVEL CIGS AT
KAVL.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
WILL KEEP FIRE WEATHER WATCH AND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN PLACE
UNTIL 8 PM. LOOKING AT MODEL SOUNDINGS AND WIND PATTERNS...THINK MOS
DEW POINTS ARE INCREASING TOO FAST FRIDAY. HAVE LOWERED THESE
NUMBERS...WHICH BRINGS MOST OF THE AREA OUTSIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS TO
25 PERCENT OR LESS RH. PER COORDINATION WITH GA USFS...WILL ISSUE A
RED FLAG WARNING FOR NE GA FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GAZ010-017-
018-026-028-029.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR GAZ010-017-
018-026-028-029.
NC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR NCZ033-048>053-
058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NCZ035>037-
056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510.
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SCZ001>014-
019.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SCZ001>014-
019.
&&
SHORT TERM...RWH
LONG TERM...GABRIC
AVIATION...RWH
FIRE WEATHER...RWHHazardous weather outlook, Apr 12, 11:44 AM EDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1144 AM EDT THU APR 12 2007 NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-131545- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 1144 AM EDT THU APR 12 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BE AFFECTING THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND. THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ON SATURDAY AND SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND/OR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. WINDY AND COOLER WEATHER IS ON TAP FOR SUNDAY AND SOME SNOW SHOWERS COULD DEVELOP. SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD OCCUR SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED SATURDAY. NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510-131545- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- 1144 AM EDT THU APR 12 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY FIRE DANGER STATEMENT .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BE AFFECTING THE REGION THIS WEEKEND. THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ON SATURDAY AND SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND/OR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. WINDY AND COOLER WEATHER IS ON TAP FOR SUNDAY AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD OCCUR SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED SATURDAY. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-131545- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT- 1144 AM EDT THU APR 12 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BE AFFECTING THE REGION THIS WEEKEND. THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ON SATURDAY AND SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND/OR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. WINDY AND COOLER WEATHER IS ON TAP FOR SUNDAY. SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD OCCUR SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED SATURDAY. SCZ001>014-019-131545- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 1144 AM EDT THU APR 12 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY FIRE WEATHER WATCH .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BE AFFECTING THE REGION THIS WEEKEND. THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ON SATURDAY AND SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND/OR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. WINDY AND COOLER WEATHER IS ON TAP FOR SUNDAY AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD OCCUR SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED SATURDAY.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 12, 11:00 AM EDT, 4 hours 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1100 AM EDT THU APR 12 2007 NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510-122300- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...RUTHERFORD... COLUMBUS 1100 AM EDT THU APR 12 2007 ...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT... ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OCCURRED OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA OVERNIGHT...A STATE OF HEIGHTENED FIRE DANGER MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY. WINDS WILL PEAK IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. IN ADDITION...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT. THE COMBINATION OF THE GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND A SUNNY SKY WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE DRYING OF FINE FUELS. IT MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE SPREADING OF OUTDOOR BURNING TOMORROW. CONTACT YOUR LOCAL FIRE AGENCY BEFORE STARTING ANY FIRES.
Local storm report, Apr 12, 3:43 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
343 PM EDT THU APR 12 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0130 AM HAIL 2 SW MATTHEWS 35.10N 80.74W
04/12/2007 E0.75 INCH MECKLENBURG NC TRAINED SPOTTER
AROUND PENNY SIZED HAIL REPORTED.
&&
GMSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 4:24 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Elbert, Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Rabun, Stephens | 6 hr |
| Apr 12, 4:24 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Elbert, Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Rabun, Stephens | 16 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.